At QuakeCon Bethesda debuted the first gameplay trailer for 2017’s arena shooter Quake Championsalongside extended gameplay footage for attendees.
In this debut footage, we get our first glimpse at the first person brutal mayhem that will await us next year. The trailer is heavy on rocket jumping, exploding enemies into giblets and the vertical level design that made Quake III such a popular game over 17 years ago.
ID Software will be live-streaming multiplayer footage live on the Quakecon Twitch.tv channel tomorrow afternoon and there are a number of panels that will also be live-streamed for those of us who couldn’t be in Texas this year.
Attendees will also get the first look at the Prey reboot handled by Arkane Studio, unfortunately, that extended demo is only for in-person attendees.
What a doozie, this appears to take place right after the Switzerland mission that was shown earlier, we are now treated to a bit more info about what the games campaign will be about, and a few more characters we will no dobt see later. Give it watch, and then tell us if you are hyped for this new Call of Duty game.
AMD’s RX 480 launched over a month ago and it appears that many potential owners are having trouble getting their hands on either reference cards (the original launch version) or those made by third party manufacturers.
What could be causing this lack of readily available supply? Multiple posters have taken to the R/AMD Reddit to posit their theories & vent their frustrations. One line of thinking, like TheMormonAthiest discussed on Reddit, suggests that maybe bitcoin miners are using the relatively low-cost AMD RX 480 for their mining rigs. Others have suggested that adoption of the RX 480 hasn’t been as high as some have suggested, that instead of a massive demand for the new cards – there is really a supply problem on AMD / other vendor’s end.
Due to its low power consumption when compared with the previous generation’s R9 390 the RX 480 may be the mining card of choicewhen considering the power consumption costs of their bitcoin mining operations.
Sankvtw from Reddit concisely supports this view using some math:
“The biggest reason some one [SIC} would want a a 480 for mining is that its has a relatively low level (~150W) for the hash rate of about 24Mh/s (6.25 W per Mh), where as something like a r9 390 at like 275W for about 29Mh/s almost 2x the power usage for less than 25% increase in output(9.48 W per Mh) . The less you pay in power the more profitable it is to mine.”
As of the time of writing the price of a reference Radeon 480 hovered around $330.00 CDN on user markets like Ebay. These prices are actually within a couple dollars of the $339.99 CDN MSRP of this particular card, although it is currently on back-order on major retailers like Memory Express. I purchased the RX 480 from Amazon a few days post launch and ended up paying a $60 CDN premium on the card, so it looks the market has adjusted quite a bit in the last 30 days.
Nvidia launched their Geforce 1060 after AMD’s initial success with the RX 480 and most reviewers have found that the two cards are usually within a few frames per second of each other, with the Geforce 1060 taking the lead on some DX 11 benchmarks and the RX 480 taking the DX 12 crown.
Free to play MMORPG TERA could be heading to the Xbox One & PlayStation 4 if a new survey that has been emailed to players from developer Bluehole is accurate. We don’t have images of the actual questions from the survey but we do have what appears to be an image from the initial survey invite email taken from a mobile phone.
Here is a copy of the survey invite as posted on Reddit:
A job posting published this past May by Bluehole Studios requested applicants for a Technical Lead to assist with porting the game to both consoles. Duties listed in the job adverts included coming up with short term and long term plans for the two ports as well exploring the possibility of developing the TERA property for “other markets”.
TERA originally launched during the tail endz of the 2000s MMORPG boom back in 2011 and was originally required a monthly subscription fee. What sets TERA apart from other late 2000s MMORPG titles that emerged in the wake of World of Warcraft’s success is its closer third person camera and real-time action focused combat. Like another console bound MMORPG, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV, TERA can be played with either a mouse & keyboard or Xbox controller. TERA completed its transition to free to play with the TERA RISING update in February 2013.
Here is how Bluehole describes TERA on its Steam Page:
TERA is at the forefront of a new breed of MMO. With True Action Combat – aim, dodge, and time your attacks for intense and rewarding tactical combat. Add the deep social experience of a MMO to best-in-class action combat mechanics for a unique blend of both genres. Play now for free!
If you can’t wait for the eventual PS4 and Xbox One version of TERA, here are the PC minimum requirements:
Independent developer Over The Moon today announced that The Fall Part 2: Unbound, the second chapter in the award-winning The Fall Trilogy, will be releasing in Q1 2017 for Microsoft Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U, PC, Mac and Linux.
The Fall Part 2: Unbound picks up right where we left ARID at the end of The Fall. Featuring new characters, new gameplay twists, superb art direction and an even more engrossing story, The Fall Part 2: Unbound is a bold leap forward for the franchise.
John Warner, Director of Over The Moon said “The Fall Part 2: Unbound takes everything we learned with The Fall, adds to it and improves on it exponentially. After seeing the reception The Fall received, we knew that people were excited to see ARID’s journey of self-discovery continue. We want The Fall Part 2: Unbound to deliver a thought-provoking story that will linger with players long after they finish the game, with gameplay that’s as fitting with that story as it is addictive.”
The Fall series combines Metroidvania-style exploration and combat with point and click adventure-style puzzles to create a fresh experience that fans of both genres will love. Players control ARID, an AI on-board a futuristic combat suit. In the original game, ARID was lost on an alien planet and struggled to save the life of the severely injured human occupant of the suit. After the unhinging events of part 1, ARID’s very existence is threatened when she is ejected from her body and projected onto a vast global network. In a desperate attempt to save herself, ARID invades and attempts to control several other robots she finds there, each with wildly different personalities and gameplay styles. Will ARID successfully enlist their help before it’s too late? One thing’s for certain – the process will change her.
With a deep, engaging narrative; fully realized, layered characters; stark, minimalist art direction and sparse, haunting sound design; The Fall Part 2: Unbound is Metroidvania for a new generation.